Brownsville's Wax Museum

Jill Bagwell (left) tries to get Kolby Hall to break character as Abraham Lincoln during a presentation Friday at Brownsville Elementary School. In the culmination of a monthslong study of subjects the students picked as “successful,” about 50 Brownsville fifth-graders designed and created costumes and compiled poster boards of research. Bagwell’s daughter, Elle Hillers, was one of the students participating.

Madison Forester, 11, portrays astronaut Neil Armstrong during the “Welcome to our Wax Museum” event at Brownsville Elementary School on Friday. Students spent three months researching the subjects they portrayed in Friday’s event.

Brownsville Elementary School students (from left) Trinity Gestiada, Nikita Gibson and Charly Martin stayed in costume during lunch on Friday. They were portraying (from left) Pocahontas, Betsy Ross and Adm. Eugene Fluckey, who won fame as a World War II submarine commander.

Avery Olhonen portrays Capt. James Cook.

Rich Jacobson (center) and his father in law Elwin Burmaster take photos of Sharonrose Chacon’s Harriet Tubman exhibit. Jacobson’s wife, Janice, is the teacher who leads the annual event.